Today in the news: 157 dead from Sandy

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Nov 1, 2012 at 5:00 PM

Quote of note“Restoring power will take a lot of time.” - New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, talking Thursday about the fact that more than a half-million customers in New York were still without power after Sandy swept through Monday. The death toll from Sandy also rose to a total of 157, with 88 of those in the U.S. News to knowFacebook is testing a new design for its much-maligned Timeline feature. The new format would place all posts in the left column instead of putting them on the left and right. The new right column would be for friends’ updates, apps and more. Hot video: Human remains found underneath tree uprooted by SandyWatch the report at http://landing.newsinc.com/shared/video.html?vcid=23865815&freewheel=90108&sitesection=gatehouse.GateHouse News Service